carolelgin
starting to spend too much on rocks
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BlueBelle
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Post by carolelgin on Nov 27, 2005 17:31:41 GMT -5
This is rock related as it is processing the rocks that is killing my nails and the skin on my fingers.
I'll bet if I listened good enough I could hear the oils being sucked out of my skin.
Does anyone have a special recipe for hand and nail care? My regular Jergins just can't cope.
Carol
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Post by Cher on Nov 27, 2005 17:38:27 GMT -5
Here's an idea that my mother used to use when she was making maple syrup. Her hands would get horribly cracked from being in the wet outside, so bad they really hurt. She used a cream heavy in vitamin e, putting it on really heavy at night and wore a pair of white cotton gloves over them to help keep the moisture in and the cream from getting all over everything.
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Post by carolelgin on Nov 27, 2005 17:45:13 GMT -5
LOL I already wear the white socks for my heals. Lets add the gloves. It is SUCH a burden being a sex goddess.
I think I do have a pair of cotton gloves somewhere. Thanks for reminding me of the old and proven ways.
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Post by docone31 on Nov 27, 2005 18:32:35 GMT -5
When hand cream is used, it develops a dependancy in the skin for more hand cream. I used to be a mucky muck for a major hand cream producer. They intentionally formulated a dependancy into the solution. Glycerin, found in drug stores, is a good dry out preventative, so is nothing. The stones do not produce dry out agents in sufficient quantity to crack the skin. The stones are usually in a wet medium, and not dry. I immerse my hands in sodium bisulfate regularly, use powdered polish, and they show very little signs of cracking. My advice, six the hand cream, and the cracking might go away once the skin heals enough to repair itself.
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Post by Cher on Nov 27, 2005 19:35:05 GMT -5
Just like when working in the garden, when I'm messing with the rocks, my hands dry out like I was soaking them in brine. The only there is to do is use some moisturizer otherwise they drive me nuts.
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 27, 2005 19:43:33 GMT -5
i don't know if it's the coolant i use or just being wet for lengths of time, but i have found "New Hands" by Neutrogena to be quite effective as a post saw/post grind moisturizer.
fingernails, well, they are just another tool, luckily they grow back. this time of year when the weather is dry, i tend to keep them short anyway. they do make handy little grippers tho!
KD
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Post by Alice on Nov 27, 2005 19:48:01 GMT -5
My fingers start to peel to the point that they are raw and bloody. Not from rocks, slurry, soap, or anything like that though. From pain 'ol water! I don't use creams (cause they all burn!). I just let them heal up by avoiding soaking my hands in water, like taking baths (I have to shower instead), etc...
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Post by rockds on Nov 27, 2005 22:45:50 GMT -5
WOW, if me hands did that I'd have to give up the rocks. May want to try rubber or latex gloves.
robert
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Post by hermatite on Nov 28, 2005 13:51:56 GMT -5
I have also found that good old vaseline and the white gloves works well too.
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Post by tmorris6654 on Nov 28, 2005 13:53:27 GMT -5
There is another product u can get at pharmacies and some department stores. Avon sells them sometimes. It is a liquid glove like hand cream. Spread it on and wait for it to dry. You will be able to stick your hands in chemicals or whatever without worrying about your hands. On top of that, you hand cream when you wash your hands after doing whatever it is you do. The dirt will come off easy, and the hand cream will keep your hands soft. I used to work in a newspaper printing company in Gaylord Michigan, and always had my hands in acid cleaning ink blades. This was before they made rubber gloves mandatory. I never had bad handsd. The stuff reallty worksd.
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Post by LCARS on Nov 29, 2005 4:47:59 GMT -5
I have something simillar called "pr 88". I use it when working on the car & I want to keep my hands from staying dirty. I don't think it would work though because it was only designed as a barrier to chemicals & rinses off with water. www.pr88.com/products/products_pages/pr88.htm
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Post by rockds on Nov 29, 2005 16:42:16 GMT -5
That's some neat looking stuff there Lcars, very interesting.
robert
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 29, 2005 17:08:09 GMT -5
wow! that does look like interesting stuff! might try to get some for my dad for Christmas!
thanks for the link!
KD
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BlueBelle
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Post by carolelgin on Dec 2, 2005 18:32:35 GMT -5
Wow, I remember my father using the liquid glove stuff. He also used Prell shampoo for getting the grease off his hands. That was some nasty shampoo.
My finger is now cracked. The only diff in my life is the rocks. Time for gloves.
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Post by puppie96 on Dec 4, 2005 15:10:25 GMT -5
You can buy cheap rubber gloves by the hundred. When I started tumbling I was doing rubies and getting them in and out of the barrels all the time, and it abaded my nails down to nothing. The only solution is not to put your hands directly into the slurry.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Dec 4, 2005 20:13:20 GMT -5
this is great stuff for dry skin. it is thick like vaseline and i think i found mine in the animal section at walmart. you will definitely need gloves and you won't believe how your skin feels the next day. it was originally sold to put on cow udders that were dry and cracking until women found out how good it works. put it on your feet too with some socks. www.bagbalm.com/
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